Makrino
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Makrino
Μακρίνο Măkrinu | |
|---|---|
  Makrino | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′N 20°57.9′E / 39.867°N 20.9650°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | East Zagori |
| Area | |
• Community | 20.147 km2 (7.779 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 30 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 440 14 |
| Area code | +30-2656 |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Makrino (Greek: Μακρίνο, Aromanian: Măkrinu)[2] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 30 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Makrino covers an area of 20.147 km2.[4]
The toponym Makrino has been rendered in several forms, such as Makryno(n), derived paretymologically from the Greek word for 'long', and Makrini, based on folk etymologies or alternate explanations devised by local scholars about the name or locality.[5] These include an association with an icon of St. Macrina located nearby the village, the baptismal name Makrini, or the linking of local remains with the ancient city of Paroraia.[2] Such forms differ from the local Aromanian form and pronunciation of the placename, which is Măkrin(u).[2] The toponym is derived from the Slavic word mokrino, earlier mokrinъno, meaning 'wet place', from the Slavic word mokrъ 'wet', whereby within the placename the Slavic o became a in Greek.[5]
